Couples with children make up 40% in Crespian, more than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 2.4%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Crespian’s population at 522, in 210 households. In Crespian, 13% of residents are 65 or over. 6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 94% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Gard median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Crespian
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Crespian had 352 residents at the 2012 census and 522 in 2023, up 48%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Crespian’s population changed by +48% since 2012, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, +20% to 2017 and +23% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Gard.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.9%, a lower share than 93% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Crespian 38.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 38.8, Crespian is younger than 85% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
24% of households are one person living alone, below 96% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Gard median and the France median
Living alone · share
4.8% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2.5 people.
Crespian ranks below 98% of compared French towns on households without a car: 3.3%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
20% of households arrived within the last two years, while 9.5% have stayed 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town. Compared with 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 4.7% of homes are second homes here.
Median standard of living: €26,650 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €26,650 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 57% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 19%, a higher share than 86% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a retired person: 26% here and 32% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Crespian, 3.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 80% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
By its share of foreign nationals (1.9%), Crespian is below 80% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Crespian sits below 97% of compared French towns for single residents (18%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 45% of residents 15 and over are married in Crespian. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 95% of compared French towns: 10%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education: 38%, above 75% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 522 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Crespian
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crespian | 38.8 | 13% | 4.7% | 3.3% |
| Quissac 3,528 · 5.2 mi | 48.6 | 26% | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| Sommières 5,073 · 6.9 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 4.8% | 9.7% |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès 3,225 · 7.3 mi | 41.2 | 18% | 2.5% | 9.1% |
| Clarensac 4,386 · 7.4 mi | 45.2 | 21% | 2.5% | 5.3% |
| Calvisson 6,486 · 8.3 mi | 43.5 | 20% | 15% | 4.8% |
| La Calmette 2,604 · 8.8 mi | 41.8 | 22% | 2.9% | 8.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Crespian
What is the population of Crespian?
522 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 48% more than in 2012 (352).
How old are Crespian’s residents?
The median age is 38.8, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Crespian?
11, with occasional dwellings: 4.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Crespian?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Crespian?
€26,650 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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